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Cookin’ Up Community

(Wallyhood welcomes our newest writer, Helen Kim, reporting on last week's Wallingford Community Kitchen. Slideshow photos by Matt Mason.) Imagine being a member of a big extended family. Big. Really big. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, teenagers, even an adorable little baby. All cooking a big meal together. Now, imagine the residents of Wallingford as the members of that family in the kitchen of the Good Shepherd’s Senior Center. This was the scene at the Community Kitchen I attended on Friday night. About…

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Happy Birthday, Dear Dick’s

Dick's is celebrating their 56th Anniversary this week. To celebrate, they're offering 2 for the price of 1 cheeseburgers today (Tuesday) from 2 - 6 pm and this Friday is 10¢ Coke Day, where all soft drinks are just a dime. Why call it 10¢ Coke Day when it's any soft drink? Well, there isn't quite the same ring to 10¢ Any Soft Drink Day, now is there? Anyway, did you know that in the South, they refer to all soft…

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Best Pizza in Wallingford

A few weeks back, when Chris wrote about the Wallingford Pizza House, we added a reader poll: what's the best pizza in Wallingford. We got 148 responses, and thought you might be interested in the results: So that's Tutta Bella leading the pack with 34%, followed by Wallingford Pizza House (23%), Pagliacci (20%), Pudge Brothers (15%) and taking up rear, Olympia Pizza and Spaghetti House (6%) and Milano Pizza (1%). On the topic of pizzas, if you enjoyed Zaw Pizza at…

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Zoo Sitting

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From the Woodland Park Zoo web site: Dinner reservation? Check. Verified movie times? Check. Babysitter? Uh oh. Don’t fret—let Woodland Park Zoo handle childcare for you with our brand new Parents’ Night Out program. Kids ages *4-11 will enjoy a fun-filled and educational evening under the supervision of zoo staff inside Zoomazium, while you enjoy a night out on the town. Supervised activities for kids include games, puppet shows, movie, and a live animal encounter, plus a tasty pizza dinner!. It's…

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Wallingford Green Lake Garage Sale and Open Houses

Note the singular "garage sale". We're sure there are more out there, people unload their junk all year 'round, even January, but we could only dig one up to share with you. Open houses, on the other hand, we've got in spades. View Wallingford / Green Lake Garage Sales & Open Houses in a larger map Lots of fine homes out there, all waiting eagerly for your move in. We'd like to draw your attention in particular to 4333 Wallingford Ave…

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Maha Lakshmi Puja with Sri Shiva Kumar

Sutra Yoga and Wellness Center (1621 N.45th St.), the new yoga studio opened this past Fall next to Sutra the restaurant, is hosting a Sri Shiva Kumar, a "world renowned Pujari (Priest) from South India", this Sunday, January 24th from 3:00 - 4:30 pm. This Puja, directed by Sri Shiva Kumar, is a blessed ceremonial practice to bring about spiritual, material, and relational abundance for 2010. It helps remove the obstacles that are keeping us from creating abundance. Participation in this…

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Movie Filming at Gas Works Friday

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Fremont Universe reports that a movie crew will be filming in Wallingford's Gas Works Park Friday: Neighbors and businesses were notified that “Late Autumn” (listed as “Full Autumn” on IMDb) will be shooting scenes in the area on Friday, January 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  A location manager tells me film trucks will be at Gas Works Park and plans include filming a “Ride the Duck” boat travelling across the Fremont Bridge. See the Fremont Universe story for the plot summary of the film, a…

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